Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-27

The hotels are all full this week.
| Did you hear about those lectures.
NJ. E. Church Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
High school is discontinued for the
present week.
Lecture on Mormonism Tuesday even
ing, Nov. LIST.
Dr. Beaver now has his Office in the
Colby Drug Store.
Frank Marks passed throush Colby on
route for Oberlin Sunday.
| Howard Carpenter. Esq, of Hoxie,
Kansas. was in Colby Sunday.
Work on the new school house is sus-
pended on account of cool weather.
w. G. Porter. Esq, returned on Satur-
day from trip to the eastern portion of
the state.
Don't miss the lecture on the Thrill
ing experiences in the Early History of
Kansas" Monday night.
Prof. W. P. Sullivan disappeared quite
unexpectedly from among us last Friday
morning We are unable to account for
| the unnaturalness of the OCCASION unless
he has gOpe off to get married.
Several loads OF broom corn passed
through Colby, on their way to the broom
factory, in the northeast part of the
county, on Tuesday.
Frank Pingree has returned to Colby
| to stay, at least for the winter, and he
can be found at his old office at any time.
He has resigned his Office in the Lowell
Town company, but still retains an inter-
est.
Mr.. G. W. Friend has opened up can
DIV factory between the State Bank and
Colby Land and Mortgage company bull
dings. His candies are made of pure
sugar, are not adulterated. and give the
! best of satisfaction.
On Friday evening last, E, A. Hall,
Esq. returned to Colby, bringing with
him his bride from Cleveland, o. Mr..
Hall is one of our best known, popular
and successful business young men, oc-
cupying the position of cashier of the
| First National Bank. He and his fair
bride met with sincere and cordial re-
ception at the hands of his many friends
in Colby where they will have their flu
ture home, occupying commOdiOus
dwelling lately erected by Mr.. Hall. We
join heartily with their numerous
friends in wishing the young coup
lie all of the good things, and as few of
the evil, As this life offers, to make it
happy and successful.
Mrs. II. D, Bean has the honor Of en-
tertaining the following relatives this
week, who are paying her short visit:
Mrs. w. L. Finley, Mrs. Thos. Getchel,
sisters, and Mr. NJ V. Swift, with his
son, brother, all of Williamsburg, Kan;
Mrs. NJ. A. Congdon, of Princeton, Kan,
sister; Mrs. NJ II. Sherman. of Ottawa.
Kan. sister; Mrs. Geo. Patton, of Eus-
tbs, Kan, daughter; and Mrs. j. c. Reed,
with her daughter and son, of Truro, Ia,
daughter. The visitors are all delighted
with Colby and Thomas county, and
some of them are talking strongly of
locating here. They will indeed be as
welcome as residents as they have been
as guests.
Mccormick and Britton is the style of
a new firm which succeeds S. .. BrittOn
& Co. at the Horse Shoe Grocery. The
firm is composed of 8. c. Britton, one of
cur bright young business men who has
succeeded by industry and square deal
ing in working up such an enviable trade
for the Horse Shoe Grocery. L. L. Nc
Cormick. the senior member of the firm,
is gentleman of large experience in
business and who by his urbare manners
and strict attention to business has gain
ed hosts of friends in this county and
city 1t gives us pleasure to note that
this firm propose to take high rank with
other leading firms in Colby and that
they have an important announcement
for our citizens on another page in this
weeks CAT.
WEDDING BELLs-Last Thursday eve
ming few of the particular friends OF
the contracting parties assembled at the
residence of Mrs Johns to witness the
marriage of Miss Matte B. Johns to Mr..
Louis Cary. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. VS.. Ferguson in an
impressive manner the bride being at
tended by Miss Edie Lawrence and the
groom by s. C. Britton. The young lady
is well known in Colby for her many
modest excellencies and admired by all
who know her. Mr. Cary. the groom is
a young and enterprising business man OF
Cheyenne Wells whom all esteem highly
An elegant supper was served to the
guests present and the happy couple re-
ceived some handsome presents we
congratulate Mr.. Cary on his choice TOT
life covn M MON oud odd O,lr voice to that |